Genius poet Ishikawa Takuboku moves to Tokyo with the help of an upperclassman of his, Kindaichi Kyousuke. Enraptured by both drink and women, Takuboku finds himself perpetually out of money. One day, the two men decide to drop by Asakusa and find themselves primary witnesses to a murder. The victim, Tatsukichi, worked in the home of Oguri, the head clerk to the Arakawa mines. When the murder weapon and a letter of accusation written by Tatsukichi are discovered, Oguri is arrested for the crime, but Takuboku isn't convinced...
Thus, since ancient times when the god 
Susano'o no Mikoto composed a poem,
بالتالي، منذ القِدَم عندما ألّفَ الإله
،سوسانو نو ميكوتو قصيدة
Seit alten Zeiten, als Susanoo no Mikoto
ein Gedicht schrieb,
Depuis les temps anciens
où Susanoo a composé ceci,
Già. Fin dai tempi antichi, in cui Susanoo no Mikoto
ha composto questa lirica,
Assim, desde os tempos antigos quando o
deus Susano'o no Mikoto compôs um poema,
Так, с тех древних времён, когда 
Сусаноо-но Микото сложил эту песню,